New York 13th Cavalry (Union)
01/06/1861
Battle - Fairfax Court House (1861) - Fairfax Court House, Virginia
17/06/1861
Battle - Vienna - Vienna, Virginia
11/09/1861
Battle - Lewinsville - Lewinsville, Virginia
Orlando Poe's US Army Topographical Engineers were on a mapping expedition, protected by Isaac Stevens 1800 men. After performing their task, they were attacked by 400 of JEB Stuart's men. The Union soldiers were able to withstand the Confederate attack.READ MORE
20/06/1863
Organized - New York 13th Cavalry - New York
24/08/1863
Battle - Fairfax Court House, Virginia
14/10/1863
Battle - Bristoe Station - Prince William County, Virginia
In early October 1863, the Union army withdrew from its central Virginia pursuit of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, 90 days after the Gettysburg campaign. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George G. Meade maintained close contact with each other as Meade moved north towards Centreville. On October 14th, Lieut. Gen. A.P. Hill's corps stumbled upon two corps of the retreating Union army at Bristoe Station and attacked without proper reconnaissance. Union soldiers of Maj. Gen. Gouver…READ MORE
06/07/1864
Battle - Aldie, Virginia
11/07/1864
Battle - Fort Stevens - District of Columbia, DC
After his victory over Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy in central Maryland on July 9th, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early pressed his advantage and moved south toward the Union capital in Washington, DC. On July 11th, Early's exhausted Confederates reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring. Skirmishers advanced to feel the fortifications that encircled the city, which at the time were manned only by Home Guards, clerks, and convalescent troops. During the night, Union reinfo…READ MORE
19/09/1864
Battle - Culpeper, Virginia
23/06/1865
Mustered Out - New York 13th Cavalry - New York
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